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Why Does India’s ITR Deadline Always Need an Extension?

Income Tax : The article argues that recurring demands for ITR deadline extensions arise from delayed AIS updates, late utility releases, and t...

June 9, 2026 3177 Views 2 comments Print

TDS Deduction for Specified Senior Citizens (Section 194P)

Income Tax : Senior citizens aged 75+ with only pension and bank interest income need not file ITR if a specified bank computes income and dedu...

June 9, 2026 12762 Views 1 comment Print

Comprehensive Guide to Maintenance of Books of Accounts

Income Tax : Section 44AA mandates maintenance of books by specified professionals and eligible businesses based on income or turnover limits. ...

June 9, 2026 19743 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of concessional or interest-free loan perquisite by Employee

Income Tax : Employer-provided interest-free or concessional loans are taxable as salary perquisites due to the financial benefit enjoyed by em...

June 9, 2026 46059 Views 1 comment Print

Taxation of Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)

Income Tax : ESOPs are taxed as salary perquisites on allotment based on FMV at exercise. Eligible start-up employees can defer TDS and tax pay...

June 9, 2026 41940 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Income Tax Superintendent Caught by CBI in Bribery Case Linked to PAN Deletion

Income Tax : The CBI apprehended an Income Tax Office Superintendent in Odisha after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe for deleting a d...

June 6, 2026 6013 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Prioritizes Old Appeals as Rising Pendency Requires Urgent Disposal Measures

Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has proposed a priority disposal mechanism for appeals filed up to and including 2022 in respons...

June 5, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

Request for Rationalisation and Merger of TDS Return Codes 1023 & 1024

Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...

June 4, 2026 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Reduce CASS 2026 Scrutiny Cases Due to New Income Tax Act Transition Challenges: ITGOA

Income Tax : Association requested CBDT to rationalize CASS 2026 case selection considering the administrative burden caused by implementation ...

May 21, 2026 3672 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for timely release of e-filing utilities for ITR for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : KSCAA requested the CBDT to release e-filing utilities and schemas for AY 2026-27 without delay, stating that pending utilities ar...

May 13, 2026 3939 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes section 69 Addition as Revenue Failed to Prove Investment in Relevant Year

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that an addition under section 69 cannot survive when the Revenue fails to establish that the alleged investm...

June 10, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

No Interest Disallowance Without Nexus Between Borrowed Funds & Non-Business Advances: ITAT Lucknow

Income Tax : ITAT Lucknow held that disallowance of interest expenses cannot be sustained without evidence showing that interest-bearing funds ...

June 9, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

SC Refuses to Revive Reassessment as Original Scrutiny Had Examined Relevant Transactions & Details

Income Tax : SC dismissed Revenue’s plea after Gujarat HC held that even proposed additions would not alter MAT liability, defeating escapeme...

June 9, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Allows Additional Refund Interest Due to Delay in Giving Appeal Effect

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the assessee was entitled to additional interest under Section 244A(1A) because the Assessing Officer faile...

June 9, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Deletes SLS Disallowance as APA Covered Intra-Group Services

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once Second Line Support services were examined and covered under an Advance Pricing Agreement, disallowanc...

June 9, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Issues Complete Income Tax Scrutiny Guidelines for FY 2026-27

Income Tax : The CBDT has identified specific categories of taxpayers whose returns will be compulsorily selected for complete scrutiny during ...

June 7, 2026 43188 Views 1 comment Print

Income-Tax (Amendment) Commencement Ordinance, 2026

Income Tax : The Ordinance exempts interest income and capital gains arising from Government securities for Foreign Institutional Investors and...

June 6, 2026 543 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notifies Infrastructure Sub-Sectors as Eligible Businesses Under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The Central Government has specified infrastructure sub-sectors from the Updated Harmonised Master List as eligible businesses und...

June 2, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves National Institute of Advanced Studies as Scientific Research Institution  

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, enabling eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves S. Nijalingappa Sugar Institute for Scientific Research Tax Benefit Eligibility 

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, allowing eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Delhi Upholds Lease Equalization – ICAI Guidance Note Recognized as Valid

September 23, 2025 771 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi has ruled that the lease equalization charge, a standard accounting practice for finance leasing firms, is a valid deduction. The Tribunal held that this charge, recognized by the ICAI, ensures only real income is taxed and cannot be rejected by tax authorities when consistently applied.

10% GP Addition Enough on Unverified Cash Sales – ITAT Reduces Rs.1.50 Cr to 15 Lakh

September 23, 2025 504 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi’s ruling in Pawan Kumar Agarwal Vs ACIT restricts an unexplained cash addition to a 10% GP rate, reducing it from ₹1.5 crore to ₹15 lakh. It upholds that stock and cash belonging to the assessee’s sons’ firm are not taxable in the assessee’s hands.

Section 68 Addition Quashed for Co-op Society Deposits During Demonetization

September 23, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Pune dismissed an appeal by the Income Tax Department, affirming that a cooperative credit society was not liable for unexplained cash credits under Section 68.

Co-op Society’s Demonetization Deposits Not Unexplained Income: ITAT Pune

September 23, 2025 627 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Pune bench has deleted an addition made under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, ruling that a cooperative credit society’s deposits of old currency during demonetization, received from its members, cannot be treated as unexplained income.

No Tax on Cash Deposits from Verified Members During Demonetization: ITAT Pune

September 23, 2025 714 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune, dismissed the Income Tax Officer’s appeal against Ambika Gramin Bigarsheti Sahakari Patsanstha, affirming that cash deposits received during the demonetization period were not unexplained cash credits.

Vedic Gurukulam is “Charitable,” Not “Religious,” for Tax Exemption: ITAT Bangalore

September 23, 2025 747 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore bench held that the objects of Shrthiparampara Gurukulam, a trust teaching Vedas, are charitable and not religious. This ruling allows the trust to claim tax exemptions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, reversing the CIT(E)’s decision which had categorized the trust as religious and ineligible for approval.

Teaching Vedas is Not a Religious Activity Trust Eligible for 80G Exemption: ITAT Bangalore

September 23, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal rejected the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions)’s argument, distinguishing it from an outdated Supreme Court precedent and emphasizing that the trust’s objects were for the general public’s benefit.

ITAT Cochin Directs AO to Rectify Charitable Trust’s Returns After Processing Errors

September 23, 2025 300 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cochin bench has set aside a massive tax demand on Kathikode Charitable Trust, ruling that a wrong form filing and subsequent denial of tax exemption by the Income Tax Department was a mistake that must be rectified.

Charitable Trust Eligible for 80G Despite Minor Religious Objectives: ITAT Ahmedabad

September 23, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad, ruled in favor of Sattavis Kadva Patidar Pragati Mandal, holding that a charitable trust with a small number of religious objects can still receive an 80G exemption. 

ITAT Clarifies 80G(5B) Scope: Minor Religious Expenses Permissible for Charitable Trusts

September 23, 2025 1074 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Rajkot restored the case of Jay Mataji Charitable Trust vs. CIT (Exemption) to the CIT(E) to determine if the trust’s religious expenditures were within the 5% limit allowed under Section 80G(5B).

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